I just taped up my four year old’s favorite book for the umpteenth time. At first there are always a few words under my breath as I tape it up. Uggh!

But I got thinking…and I realized that I love that we have books at our house that look haggard and bent out of shape, because it means we are reading to our kids enough that they now have their favorites.

So here’s his favorite in all its taped up glory: Naughty Little Monkeys by Jim Aylesworth.

We laugh, because as the book goes through the alphabet of naughty things all 26 little monkeys do around the house, it’s probably giving my son way too many ideas…like tearing the pages of this book.

14 Responses to Which books at your house look this bad?

I just bought a couple Amelia Bedelia picture books at a flea market. I used to love those books when I was little and now they have come out with new books with her as a small child. Looks promising but no tape on those books yet!

egssays:

July 12, 2012 at 6:30 am

I Love You Stinkyface

dawnsays:

July 12, 2012 at 7:25 am

Small Pig by Loebel.

Kikisays:

July 12, 2012 at 7:53 am

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom… its soooo bad!!! Pages stuck together.. things torn apart. I finally ordered the thicker board book and even got it on DVD just to give it a little rest, but it shall someday soon be on its way to matching its partner! The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Hop on Pop, I love you this much.. LOL
I also have a chapter book that I’ve had since I was 4 years old. It has all of the traditional stories.. Hansel and Gretal, The Ugly Duckling, Billy Goat Gruff.. It’s all weathered on the outside, but the inside looks nice. I’ve kept it away from the kids for the most part, because I want them to be able to share it with their kids later on. I’ve used it as a prop in newborn photos for our second born. We had our daughter sitting and reading it to him as he slept.

Kirstensays:

July 12, 2012 at 8:07 am

Most taped: More Bears! and Theloneus Monsters Sky High Fly Pie

Most chewed up: Goodnight Moon and But Not the Hippopotamus

Looking through our book collection, you can tell which ones have been kept on the top shelf and which ones are in heavy rotation on the bottom shelf by how mangled they are.

May Saubiersays:

July 12, 2012 at 8:24 am

Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever!

Catsays:

July 12, 2012 at 8:41 am

Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Is the most ravaged book in out collection.

Kaylasays:

July 12, 2012 at 1:52 pm

Brown Bear Brown Bear, Moo Baa La La La, and Happy Baby Colors board books look very worn! A lot of our Dora books, too (now been in the hands of two little Dora fans!) My 3 yr old got a Disney princess story collection (Step into Reading kind) for her 2nd birthday, and we’ve read it SO much, the whole first story is pretty much taped together! I really like the Step into Reading type books, because they have big pictures, but not too many words, and eventually she’ll be able to read them herself- she pretty much has the stories memorized already! We also love Lull-a-by Little One, which is so cute!

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